Miriad

Miriad Hunt

Shi, Shi, wake up!, a little girl at about seven kept pulling Keyoshi’s long hair. Uhmm!!! Stop it, Kera, Shi whispered, trying to wake up. The girl stopped pulling her hair but almost teary eyed after Shi pulled her hair back. Shi saw Kera’s sadness so she surprised her sister and turned to face the little one without her knowledge. Shi grabbed Kera by the arm to hug her tight and tickle her. The little girl laughed until a woman’s voice called them out for breakfast.

Kera

The houses in ancient Mimiko only consist of dirt or animal manure, mixed with dried twigs and leaves to make the stone-like shelters strong and durable. Mind you, these homes can stand storms and monstrous winds for ages or decades with minimal restorations.

Shi is not afraid of anything and being chosen to represent the tribe for the “Hunt” is one of the best gifts a huntress could ever ask for.

I never asked for anything but a bow and arrow when I was just seven years old. Then at eleven, I already know how to hunt a deer, lion or bear. Monsters or no monsters, I can kill and trap anything even those scary goblins in Yomi Island, which many of our veteran hunters here fear to try trapping. Hmm!!!! I am not scared of anything but how come every time I see Yuna I get numb, speechless and breathless.

Anyway, what will this adventure bring me. After the second full moon, me and the representatives of the other hunting tribes will try our best to survive the ugliest and scariest place on earth, Yomi.

Training for the competition is tedious. My pact, including my friends, Kyoto and Shimu, help me practice my hunting skills. They also gave me advices on how to use the knife made out of a saber tiger’s tooth and a hunting bolo from a wild mammoth’s long horn.

I have been bruised, cut, bit, almost eaten and strangled by wild animals in the forest but I fought hard not to be defeated by fear, hate or despair. I remained strong, faithful and courageous. I lost my parents from the current tribal war in Keyoshi and other nations in South East Asia Minor. I have lost everything and lived alone with all the pain, heartbrokenness and pity for the misfortunes I was cursed by the Almighty. Yet, I never complained and remained faithful. Hence, there came a moment when I can no longer breathe and take the sufferings so I tried to dive into the deepest ocean to the Pacific to drown myself but a friend dolphin saved me, from being submerged to the recesses of darkness pulling me up to the surface to stay afloat. A sweet deer licked my face that woke me up while I lay on the shore. Keyoshi is a beautiful island not too large but enough to sustain the 1000 people living there including me.

Warrior Shi

I just thought to myself that when I tried to dive about 20 feet or so deep, it is not to kill myself but to practice my skill. Yomi has water caves that are covered with spirits yet I’m not sure whether the judges would add underwater competition for the Hunt, and the date of the much awaited event is getting nearer and nearer. I can’t wait to participate in this and ahhhh……